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also acted by Rimas Šapauskas is another character familiar from earlier TV and radio projects, including Radioshow, Orbita and Ragai. He is discernible from curly grey hair and wears glasses. He owns a cabaret which hosts funny performances and contests between representatives of the "Baltish
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The main character Budulis was created by Rimas Šapauskas in 1996 and used in his earlier TV performances. Budilis has since become a Lithuanian archetype of violent, rude, and uneducated provincial youngster inclined to criminal behaviour. He is recognizable by a blackened mouth and a
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and sentiments to the Soviet past. The cultures of the three Baltic states have both similarities and differences, and the creators of the show tried the humor to be understandable for all of them, by avoiding political topics and focusing of social ones.
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worn on a permanent basis. This caricaturization has acquired a cult status in Lithuanian culture and "budulis" is sometimes used in place of a common noun defining that type of a person.
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Track suits is a signature attire of anti-social subcultures in a number of post-Communist states, e.g.,
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are in every character's mind, because every character in the show "Baltish" is an incorrigible idiot".
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named Molotov von Ribbentrop is another popular character. His name is constructed from the surnames of
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insisted on the use of English for the show to make it understandable in the three Baltic states.
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regions" in which Lithuania sometimes prevails or there is no clear winner.
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A.Ramanauskas-Greitai: laida „Baltish” – intelektualiems žiūrovams
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country Baltish that corresponds to the modern territories of
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The show is performed in "Baltish language" a kind of "
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